Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of HolbyBlue episodes/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by The Rambling Man via FACBot (talk) 23:31, 1 March 2018 (UTC).

List of HolbyBlue episodes

 * Nominator(s): ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 21:30, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

I am nominating List of HolbyBlue episodes for featured list because I feel that after many months of hard work on improving this article, it is now ready to be considered for promotion to Featured List. I began working on this article back in July, having not seen any of the episodes, but despite this having a good understanding of the show. I watched and researched all of the episodes from both series and constructed elaborate summaries from there. I believe that the prose is professional. Although it took me a long time to write a lead that I was satisfied with, I feel that it covers all the necessary aspects of the show, summarises HolbyBlue neatly, and is suitable in length. This article is not the target of any recent edit wars. This is my first FLC and I look forward to it hopefully succeeding after many hard months of work on it. ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 21:30, 1 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Support – Good for me. Great job! BeatlesLedTV (talk) 22:27, 4 January 2018 (UTC)


 * "The show was also nominated for six awards during its run." Unless you have a source that specifically says six, I'd consider axing this sentence.  That'll all I've got. Courcelles (talk) 05:44, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Removed the sentence as I could not find a source specifically saying six. ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 08:15, 24 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Support This isn't the easiest type of list to do, good work. Courcelles (talk) 13:34, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Wonderful work with this list. Once my comments are addressed, I will support this for promotion. Aoba47 (talk) 22:43, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Comments from Aoba47
 * For this part (and focuses on the daily lives of a number of police officers working at Holby South police station.), I would remove “a number of”. It sounds rather vague and does not add much to the sentence. ✅ ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I have a suggestion for this sentence (Two series of HolbyBlue aired, with the show's ensemble cast for series one consisting of Jimmy Akingbola, Joe Jacobs, David Sterne, Cal MacAninch, James Hillier, Kacey Ainsworth, Richard Harrington, Zöe Lucker, Chloe Howman, Kieran O'Brien, Tim Pigott-Smith and Elaine Glover.). I have received a note in the past during FAC reviews that the “with” construction is discouraged from featured-level work. I would revise the sentence to avoid that. I also not certain about the placement of the “Two series of HolbyBlue aired) as it would seem more appropriate for the second paragraph, which focuses more on the airdates, than the first paragraph, which focuses more on the characters and actors. ✅ ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * For this sentence (By the end of the first series, Pigott-Smith had departed.), is there any information on why the actor left the show? A brief part here could be useful as it is rather abrupt. ✅ ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Something about this sentence (Series two saw actors Oliver Milburn and James Thornton join the drama.) reads a little odd to me. I think it would be better to use this structure (Actors Oliver Milburn and James Thornton joined the drama for series two). I think that the “saw” verbage is throwing me off a little. ✅ ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Unlink “Tony Jordan” in the second paragraph as he was already linked in the first paragraph. ✅ ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * For this part (at 8 pm, which was one week later than scheduled, for unknown reasons.), I do not believe that the second comma is necessary. ✅ ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * The word “series” is used quite a lot in the second paragraph. I would try to cut down on that if possible. ✅ ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * For this part (this time for an extended run of twelve episodes, a 50% increase from the first series.), I do not think that the “a 50% increase from the first series” is necessary. ✅ ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I would try to vary the sentence construction for the end of the third paragraph as it is rather repetitive (i.e. X was nominated for/under Y).
 * I think I have managed to reconstruct the sentences so they are less repetitive now, but I am not too sure. Could you let me know what you think of the last few sentences now please? ElectrodeandtheAnode (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for addressing everything. This is a great and interesting list. It definitely inspires me to do another list project in the near future. I support this for promotion. Have a wonderful rest of your week! Aoba47 (talk) 22:19, 27 February 2018 (UTC)


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